MSI K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Graphics	2.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MICRO-STAR MS-7376
Motherboard	MSI K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376) (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100621
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '18 at 07:20
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom 9500 1,146 User benchmarks, average bench 15% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 32.6 2-Core 56.9 21% 44.8 Pts	4-Core 128 8-Core 128 17% 128 Pts	64-Core 130 8% 130 Pts
Poor: 10% Great: 25%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS 2,598 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 0891) 256MB Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	2.67% Terrible	Lighting 3.03 Reflection 6.12 Parallax 1.06 2% 3.4 fps	MRender 5.19 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 3.87 3% 3.75 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.67% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST380011A 80GB-$43 2,329 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 31 24 25 36 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 12.5 Write 15.2 Mixed 14.7 SusWrite 27.7 13% 17.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 30%
ST316021 5ACE 160GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 111GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 16 16 18 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 19.7 Write 19.5 Mixed 16.9 SusWrite 16.6 25% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 18%
SDXC Card 64GB 12,175 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 13 11 14 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	8.22% Terrible	Read 20.2 Write 12.7 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 11.8 20% 15.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.9 63% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.22% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 5.4 MC Mixed 7.7 20% 6.93 GB/s	SC Read 3.3 SC Write 3.4 SC Mixed 4.3 10% 3.67 GB/s	Latency 518 8% 518 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 45%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376) Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376)

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	1x
Phenom II X4 945AMDBench 51%, 12,746 samples	1x
Phenom II X6 1100TAMD $340Bench 59%, 12,769 samples	1x

GPU
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples	2x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	1x
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	1x

SSD
870 Evo 250GBSamsung $31Bench 101%, 14,082 samples	1x
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	1x
Spark 128GBPatriotBench 61%, 1,967 samples	1x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	5x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	1x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	1x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $114

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16